Music-box attachment for bicycles.



No. 648,303. Pa tented Apr. 24, I900;

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MUSIC BOX ATTACHMENT FOR BIGYCLES'.

(Application filed Sept. 28, 1899.)

(No Ilddal.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ENNIS c. ROBERTS, or PHOENIX, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

MUSlCl-BOX ATTACHMENT F'oR BICYCLES;

srEc'IFioArIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,303, dated April e4, 1960'.

Application filed September 28, 1899.

Serial a. 751,651. (No model.)

To, aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENNIS O. ROBERTS, re siding at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa and Territory of Arizona, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Music-Box a wheel of a bicycle or similar vehicle; and. the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will hereinafter be described, and pointed out in In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a part of a bicycle provided with my inven-' tion with the armed operating-wheel in position for operation by the wheel in full lines it will not be operated by the turning of the wheel. Fig. 2 illustrates different parts of the improvement in perspective, and Fig. 3 is a detail section on about line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The music-box A may be'of any desired form, having a stub-shaft A, which may be engaged by the main shaft B for operating the music-box when the main shaft B is turned. The shaft B is arranged at its upper end to engage the stub-shaft A, being provided at such end with a socket B to receive the stubshaft A, such socket B being formed with a shoulder C to engage a stud D on the shaft A, so the shaft B when turned in one direction will operate the music-box, but will slip back and will not operate the music-box when the shaft B is turned in the opposite direction, as will be understood from the drawings.

The shaft B is preferably square in cross-sec-' lower movement of the armed wheel.

wheel and its connected part-s operate. The

shoulder G forms a stop to limit the upward movement of the armed wheel, while the shoulder H operates similarly to limit the It should beunderstood that such armed wheel when in its lower position is suitably adjusted for operation by the spokes of the wheel,beingin such position opposite and engaged by the spokes at the crossing thereof. armed wheel is moved longitudinally by the slide-rod I, which is engaged at its lower end with the armed wheel and is guided in the eyes J, formed at the end of the guide-rod K, which is secured to the music-box A. The

, eyes J are usually so arranged as to slightly deflect the slide-rod and so secure sufficient friction to hold the slide-rod and the armed wheel which it operates in any position to which they may be adjusted. and in dotted lines adjusted to position where The staror armed wheel L maypreferably be of rubber to avoid any noise or injury from its operation by the spokes of the wheel. This armed wheel may be of any desired shape and have any suitable number of arms, and it may be desirable to provide them in sets of wheels having different numbers of arms, so they may be interchanged in order to secure a proper or desired operation of the music-box, according to the speed of the bicycle. The armed wheel has a tubular hub M, which embraces the shaft B and may turn upon or move longitudinally along said shaft. The hub M has external shoulders 1 and 2 and is extended upward above the shoulder 1, with its extrem- Thev ity 3 formed into a ratchet, which cooperates with a ratchet 4 on a clutch-section N, which slides along but is keyed from turning on the shaft B. The section N has a shoulder 5, and a spring 6 operates between a ring 7 and said shoulder to press the clutch-section yieldingly into engagement with the ratchet on the end of the wheel-hub. The ring 7 is 011 the upper end of a brace-rod O, which extends downwardly outside the wh eel-hub and clutch-section and has a ring 8 embracing the wheelhub immediately below the upper shoulder 1 thereon. This rod 0 holds the parts properly Fig. 2.

tects the same, as will be understood from Now in operation when the armed wheel,

having the desired number of arms, is applied the slide-rod may be operatedtoadjust such wheel to the position shown in full lines, Fig.1.,

I 1, where it will be opposite the 'crossed point of the spokesand in position for operation by the spokes as the bicycle moves. When it is the'jclutch-section, as. well as the provision desired.

' Havingthus described my invention, what I claimas new, anddesire tosecure byLetters Patent, is--- I 1. An attachment forbicyclescomprising.- the main shaft, themusi'c-boxwith whichsuch' shaft.- is operatively connected, a bracket adapted for connectionwith the bicycle-frame; and having a bearing for the lower end of the mainshaft, astar or-armed wheel sliding on rod substantially as set forth.

saidshaft and turning freelythereon,aclutch section keyed on said shaft and movable:1on-' .gitudinally with the armed wheel along the shaft, a' slide-rod for shifting saidwheel 10m gitudinally and guide devices for saidfslide- 2. .The combination substantially as described, of the non-circular main shaft, the star or armed wheelhavingits hub provided Witnesses with a ratchet: and movable longitudinally and rotarily on the main shaft,jthec1ut chsection keyed 0nand movable longitudinally along the main shaft into engagement with the hub of the star-wheeh'the spring for 0peratin g the clutchsection, and the brace-rod connecting the clutch-section -andwheel-hub and furnishing a bearing for the clutch-oper ating spring, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the music-box, the

bicycle supporting thefsame, the vmain shaft arranged to operate-the musicsbox, and a star or armed wheel movable on the main shaft into and out of' position for its operation by the engagementof the spokesjof the bicyclewheelwith itsarms substantially' as set forth.

' 4:. The .improved' apparatus herein. de-

scribed, comprising a music-box, having- "a stub-shaft,fthe--mainl shaft arranged at one end for operative connection with the stubshaft,'a bracket forsupporting the other end of the mainshaft, such bracket being adapted for connection with the-framing of a bicycle,-an'd an armed wheel supported on the main shaft .and adapted for operation by the spokes-of thebicycle-wheel, substantially as setforth. v 1 I I5. Anattachmenttfor bicycles comprising themusic-box provided witheyes'arranged out of line, the shaft connected with said ,music-box'and provided with means slidable into and out of position for operation bythe bicycleawheel, and a rod] for slidingsaid means, suchrod being passed throu gh' the eyes of the music-box and being deflected thereby substantially' as set forth. H

- ENNIS G. ROBERTS.

J AS. D. McCoRMIoK, EUGENE M. WESCOTT. 

